-LRB- CNN -RRB- A teen who lands in lockup a few times can get on a police department 's nerves .

But officers have taken a shine to Jamal Rutledge since they arrested him in September in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . He helped save the life of the officer who was booking him . Now , he 's their hero .

Officer Franklin Foulks was filling out Rutledge 's paperwork , as they sat alone in a holding area , where a surveillance camera recorded them .

Rutledge , in cuffs , fidgeted on his seat , and stared at the floor , then he turned around to look through the security fencing behind him . That 's when Foulks keeled over sideways off his stool .

Rutledge turned around to find him on the floor grabbing his chest . The juvenile defendant yelled for help , Fort Lauderdale Police Department said in a statement Tuesday .

He paced the processing cell and kicked the gate and quickly got other officers ' attention . The officers rushed in , started CPR , called paramedics and gave Foulks a jolt with the defibrillator .

Rutledge was led to another room .

The juvenile defendant 's quick thinking was key in saving Foulks ' life , doctors told the police department .

In a press photo , the officers who helped save Foulks lined up in honor of their heroic deed . In the middle was Rutledge in a proud pose . Smiles spread across all their faces .

Next week , the city commission will honor them all in a meeting .

Rutledge was being booked on probation violation and other felony charges when Foulks had the episode , South Florida 's Sun-Sentinel reported , citing detective DeAnna Greenlaw .

Officers have seen a lot of the teen since , Greenlaw said , having arrested him `` multiple times . ''

CNN 's Tina Burnside and Rick Martin contributed to this report .

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Jamal Rutledge was being booked , when Officer Franklin Foulks keeled over

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The juvenile defendant yelled for help and kicked the cage to rouse other officers